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Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern) was awarded a $2.25 million Title III grant in 2021 from the United States Department of Education. One of the main objectives of the grant is to improve admission, retention, and graduation rates. Eastern realizes an important component of advancing the institution is continuous improvement in course design and program offerings. To meet this need, select faculty members are revising and implementing a new curriculum structure for 36 online gateway courses over four years of the grant. The process…
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MOOREFIELD, W.Va. – On Monday, September 25, Jeff Fraley, director of nursing education, Warren Kessel, Ken Bransky, and Steve Vaughn, representatives from 40 & 8 Hardy County Voiture 1623, presented four $500 checks from their nursing scholarship to Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College nursing students. The nursing student recipients were Michelle Adkins of Pendleton County, Jodee Crites of Grant County, Crystal Goodwater of Hampshire County, and Whitney Hall of Hardy County. “I am honored and extremely thankful to have been awarded the 40…
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GC, PSC, ACM, and EWVCTC collaborate on workforce programming Cumberland, MD – Four colleges – two in Maryland and two in West Virginia – signed a partnership agreement on Monday that paves the way for collaboration in a wide range of workforce training programs. “This agreement provides a mechanism to increase accessibility and reduce student costs in high-demand programs throughout the region,” said Dr. Chris Gilmer, campus president of Potomac State College of West Virginia University. Allegany College of Maryland, Eastern West Virginia Community &…
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Moorefield, W.Va. – A grant of $316,230.00 was awarded to Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern) for their proposal of Pathways to Accessible Tourism and Hospitality Education for Career Development (PATHED). The funds for this award come from the West Virginia Department of Tourism through the Economic Development Administration because of Governor Justice’s investment in tourism for the state. This grant allows Eastern to provide support for the development of a new academic certificate program in Hospitality and Tourism Management. The 30-credit certificate will…
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MOOREFIELD, W.Va. – Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College honored 55 Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 graduates at the college’s commencement ceremony on May 6 at Moorfield High School; twenty-five of the graduates participated in the ceremony. Speakers for the graduation ceremony included President Thomas Striplin, Ed.D.; Board of Governors chairman Greg Greenwalt; Board of Trustees president Joe Miller; invocation was student Stacey Hose; student speaker Shelby Westfall; benediction Emma Snyder; and Vice Chancellor for West Virginia Community and Technical College Education Systems Dr.…
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Thomas W.VA. – Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College presented a check of $13,170 to Alex Cork, Principal of Tucker County High School, and pictured are partners, Courtland Acres. Eastern is thankful for this partnership that allows Tucker County high school students to enroll in the Certified Nursing Assistant Program (C.N.A.). These students have enrolled in Tucker County High School’s dual-enrollment program with Eastern to advance progress toward a career pathway in healthcare. The C.N.A. dual-enrollment allows student completers to increase their likelihood of…
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Moorefield, W.Va. – Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College (Eastern) offers a learn-and-earn program for second-year students enrolled in the automotive technology program to participate in paid internships. Outgoing graduates, Shelby Westfall and Johnathon Kalp have been utilizing this initiative at the Weimer dealership in Moorefield. “The learn-and-earn program has been a welcomed experience for us at the Weimer Automotive Group. We were able to get two great candidates that have been able to come in here and get the hands-on learning experience needed to…
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PETERSBURG W.VA. – Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College visited South Branch Career & Technical Center to present a check for $13,170 to their Certified Nursing Assistant Program (C.N.A.) students, Candace Kite, Therapeutic Services & Allied Health Sciences, Julie Colaw, Assistant Principal, and Shelly C. Crites, Administrative Director. These students have enrolled in South Branch CTC’s dual-enrollment program with Eastern to advance progress toward a career pathway in healthcare. The C.N.A. dual-enrollment allows student completers to increase their likelihood of acceptance into Eastern’s Nursing…
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MOOREFIELD, W.Va. – On Tuesday, February 28, representatives from 40 & 8 Hardy County Voiture 1623, presented four $500 checks from their nursing scholarship to Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College nursing students. The nursing student recipients were Michelle Adkins of Pendleton County, Jodee Crites of Grant County, Crystal Goodwater of Hampshire County, and Whitney Hall of Hardy County. “I am honored and extremely thankful to have been awarded the 40 & 8 scholarship,” said Crites, “As a single mom of two little girls,…
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MOOREFIELD, W.Va. – Announced back in May 2022, Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College was awarded $278,500 through Gov. Justice’s Nursing Workforce Expansion program. This award expanded educational capabilities by bringing in new simulation equipment to give nursing students an even broader scope of skills and practice for this field of study. Read more about the awarded money here. Eastern has also hired Ciara Crites, ten-month clinical nursing faculty, who will work with the Nursing personnel on the new simulation equipment recently acquired. Crites will…
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